tono-

See also: tono, tonò, tönö, and to'no

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos, “strain, tension, pitch”), from τείνω (teínō, “I stretch”).

Prefix

tono-

  1. (medicine) Tonus: muscle tone, or tension in an organ.
    tonography, myotonometer, hypotonia
  2. (linguistics) Relating to tone in linguistics.
    tonogenesis, tonomorpheme, tonomorphology
  3. Acoustic pitch or musical tone.
    tonoscope, tonotopic, tonotopy
  4. Tension, tense, or stretched.
    tonofibril, tonoplast

Derived terms
English terms prefixed with tono-
terms derived from pitch
terms derived from tension
terms derived from toneme
terms derived from tonus

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Italian

Prefix

tono-

  1. tono-

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